Ella Scott
Lisa, the lauded K-pop star and White Lotus actress, has faced criticism after debuting at the Met Gala 2025 in a custom Louis Vuitton ensemble.
The Blackpink icon’s outfit is alleged to portray a plethora of famous figures, which some fans have blasted as ‘disrespectful’.
On Monday (May 5), A-list celebrities, philanthropists and Hollywood icons alike descended on Manhattan in honor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s annual fundraiser.
Euphoria stars Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney were among the hundreds who attended the 2025 event alongside Rihanna, whose partner A$AP Rocky made up one quarter of the Met Gala’s co-chairs.
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The rapper was joined in the prestigious role by Sing Sing actor Colman Domingo, Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton and Pharrell Williams - the latter of whom also serves as the Men’s creative director for fashion house Louis Vuitton.
Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter and Pharrell’s wife, Helen Lasichanh, all opted to wear the designer at the 2025 Met Gala alongside Dua Lipa’s boyfriend, Callum Turner, and The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White.
28-year-old Lisa, whose real name is Lalisa Manobal, was another celeb who stormed the Met steps in Louis Vuitton.
For her first Met Gala, the Blackpink icon donned a tailored single-breasted blazer, sheer bodysuit, and monogrammed LV tights teamed with black court heels.
Fashion fans have taken aim at the star after zooming in on images of the bodysuit, which American artist Henry Taylor reportedly had a hand in designing.
Lisa’s outfit, created in accordance with the Met Gala Superfine: Tailoring Black Style theme, is believed to feature the faces of historical Black figures.
UNILAD has previously reached out to Lisa and Louis Vuitton for further comment.
Speaking about Lisa’s Louis Vuitton get-up, as per The New York Times, Louis Vuitton wrote: “The lace replicates elements of an artwork by the American artist Henry Taylor depicting portraits of figures who have been a part of the artist’s life.”
The Cut reports that the bodysuit’s print was commissioned by creative director Pharrell for his debut spring 2024 collection for the iconic fashion house.
Fans of Lisa have since taken to social media to have their say, with one typing: "I'm sorry but like isn’t having Rosa Parks, a huge historical figure, on your panties… like you know disrespectful, it’s also weird.”
A second X user typed: “Who the hell decided it was a good idea to put the faces of influential black women on a pair of PANTIES.”
“#LISA just stepped out looking so glamorous like the hairstyle the make up the fit like everything is so perfect and her aura is so powerful,” responded someone else. “Go girl you slayed it wow.”
In a 2021 interview, Lisa explained how fashion was an integral part of her life.
“Fashion and I are inseparable,” she gushed. “It's important to me because fashion - along with music - is my way of expressing myself.”